Assistant Warehouse Manager

Key Responsibilities & duties

• FIFO Management: Oversee all warehouse issuance, receiving, and storage activities, ensuring strict adherence to First-In-First-Out (FIFO) principles to minimize food wastage and expiry.
• Order Fulfilment: Ensure 100% on-time fulfilment of all outgoing shipments, providing physical support and troubleshooting during peak operational periods.
• Transactional Accuracy: Manage the timely completion of goods receipts, daily cycle counts, and system data entry to maintain real-time inventory visibility.
• Stock Integrity: Monthly wall-to-wall stock counts, perform detailed variance investigations, and implement corrective actions to maintain high inventory accuracy.
• Inbound Coordination: Monitor the arrival of Finished Goods (FG), Raw Materials (RM), and Packaging Materials (PM) to ensure production schedules and safety stock levels are met.
• Regulatory Adherence: Ensure the warehouse operates in full compliance with food safety standards (e.g., HACCP, ISO 22000, and SFA regulations).
• Cold Chain & Storage: Monitor and record storage conditions, including temperature controls, to preserve the quality and safety of food products.
• Workplace Safety (WSH): Enforce workplace safety regulations, including safe stacking heights, proper rack utilization, and the correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Equipment Maintenance: Oversee the daily inspection and scheduled maintenance of Material Handling Equipment (MHE) such as forklifts and reach trucks.
• Space Optimization: Continuously review and improve warehouse layouts and maximize storage capacity and picking efficiency.
• Project: Support SAP project milestones to ensure warehouse module system integration and others warehouse project.
• Others: Ad hoc duties as assigned by superior

Requirement

• Experience: Typically requires 2-5 years of experience in warehouse or logistics operations, with proven supervisory or leadership experience.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (specifically Excel).
• Physical & Organizational Skills: Strong organizational, problem-solving, and time-management capabilities. Physical stamina is often required to navigate the warehouse floor.
• Diploma / Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Process, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related discipline.
• Must possess Forklift License.
• Able to work independently and in a fast-paced environment.
• Candidates from edible oil, food manufacturing, FMCG, chemical, or process plant industries are preferred